Prospect Updates

[Greg Berge]

An insurance run is usual the run that extends a lead from 1 to 2.  Maybe somebody started tracking goals that give teams a 2 goal lead.  I mean -- what the hell, it makes a lot more sense in hockey, when you can't give up multiple points on one score.

[Greg Berge]

Based on google, the correct spelling appears to be: Sasha Grenier-Pokulok.

There is a picture of him about half down this page:

http://jeuxcanada.qc.ca/hiver/ListeAthletes.aspx?Q=Discipline%3D'Hockey'


Man, he's cute; he's going to have a busy four years.

SG-P was taken in the 4th round of the QMJHL 2002 entry draft by Shawinigan (obviously he did not elect to go the junior A route).

He was listed as 6-3 182 on 1/27/03, so he'll be 7'1", 380 lbs as a senior.

Interestingly, a teammate of SG-P is named Paul Geiger.  There was a Paul Geiger who played for Cornell from 1980-83.  The age is right.



Post Edited (02-18-04 11:37)

[crodger1]

I am pretty sure this interpretation is correct.  The insurance goal is the next one after the GWG.

[Hillel J. Hoffmann \'85]

My favorite part of Grenier-Pokulok's bio was the following:

Catégorie: Masculin

[atb9]

any chance we could get him to play tight end for the football team too??  :-P

[Greg Berge]

Adam Brown wrote:

any chance we could get him to play tight end for the football team too??  :-P

Only if he'd gone to UVM.

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Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[atb9]

zinger!   :-}

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

The website lists him as 190 cm, 91 kg.  By my calcs, that's only 6'3", 200 lbs.  

A growing boy!  But still a Schafer-size player.

JH

[Greg Berge]

Those are his Canadian measurements.  As soon as he crosses the border...



Post Edited (02-19-04 09:05)

[Keith K \'93]

6'5" 220 with pads and skates on...

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

...he devalues to about 60% of his north of the border value?

[Will]

Jeff Hopkins '82 wrote:

...he devalues to about 60% of his north of the border value?

During this year's North Country trip, my friends and I decided to spend Friday night through Saturday afternoon in the Ottawa area.  One of the things we saw was the Canadian War Museum.  (It seems a major theme of Canadian military history is "Blame America", ironically enough.)  One part of the museum was dedicated to a children's area, which listed the proper ages as 5-12.  After spending three quarters of a day frequently calculating miles to kilometers and American money to Canadian money, I basically said, "What's that in American years?"

Yeah, you had to be there for that story to be funny. :-D

[CowbellGuy]

Jeff Hopkins '82 wrote:

...he devalues to about 60% of his north of the border value?

I dunno. Checked the US$ lately?  ::help::

[Greg Berge]

According to the Bank of Canada's website, today's exchange rate is exactly 75 cents.  They've come a long way (or we have).



Post Edited (02-19-04 14:45)

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

We've dropped.  I've been planning a vacation to Europe in August.   It's now US $1.25 to the Euro.  Ouch.

JH